Root-caused live: declaring the agent-plugins.org $schema in plugin.json
opts Copilot CLI into Open Plugin Spec mode, under which the flat
agents/skills fields are silently ignored (0 loaded, no error). Combined
with the pre-existing nested extensions.com.github.copilot.* structure
(also not a real field), the installed plugin contributed zero agents and
zero skills to any consuming project — only this repo's own working copy
worked, because Copilot CLI separately auto-loads .github/agents and
.github/skills for the current git root regardless of any plugin.
Fix: drop $schema entirely, use flat top-level agents/skills/mcpServers
fields (matches the documented, non-spec plugin.json schema). Updated
validate.mjs to error on $schema/extensions instead of recommending them,
and to check the real agents/skills path fields.
plugin.json declared agents/skills under a nested extensions.com.github.copilot
object. The real Copilot CLI plugin schema uses flat top-level agents/skills/
mcpServers fields (verified against official docs). The nested form silently
loaded zero agents and zero skills for any consumer of the installed plugin,
which is why @conductor and /fast-track were unavailable outside this repo
even with the plugin installed and enabled.
Recovered from crashed session (Node OOM). Repo contains full P0-P6
scaffold: plugin.json/marketplace.json, AGENTS.md, ADRs 0001-0006,
lh CLI (init/index/graph/lane/run/memory/host/report/doctor), 10
.github/agents, 12 CLI skills, instructions, context7 mcp.json, and
unit/e2e test suite.
Fixed: run.mjs read --in-tokens/--out-tokens but tests and CLI docs
use --input-tokens/--output-tokens, so telemetry totals were always 0.
Now accepts both forms.
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
mozempk
